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it all started with a message from a viewer who took aim at jennifer livingston's weight. writing, i was surprised, indeed, to witness that your physical condition has not improved for many years. surely, you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people, girls in particular. on her own newscast, livingston, the mother of three, young girls, decided, it was time to respond. >> you know nothing about me, but what you see on the outside. and i am much more than a number on a scale. >> reporter: for more than four minutes, she faced the camera, and the criticism. it has touched off a chorus of kindness. one person saying, that viewer could not have been more wrong. the message you are sending young women is that beauty and brains come in many forms. but livingston says the story isn't just about her. reminding viewers that october is national anti-bullying month. >> to all of the children out there who feel lost, who are struggling with your weight, with the color of your skin, your sexual preference, your disability, even the acne on your face,
it all started with a message from a viewer who took aim at jennifer livingston's weight. writing, i was surprised, indeed, to witness that your physical condition has not improved for many years. surely, you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people, girls in particular. on her own newscast, livingston, the mother of three, young girls, decided, it was time to respond. >> you know nothing about me, but what you see on the outside. and i am much more...
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coming up on "this morning" a live chat with jennifer livingston. looking forward to hearing from her. >> suzy the poodle mix had to be rescued from the grill of a car. she got stuck there after being hit by a car that was going 50 miles per hour. the vehicle drove on for another 11 miles before anyone noticed. amazingly suzy only suffered a minor concussion. not bad after just being hit by a car. she was reunited with her owners on tuesday. coming up, an update on a historic shark tagging project in cape cod. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news". i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news". my doctor told me calcium is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient absorption in one daily dose. citracal slow release. >>> both president obama and mitt romney want to avoid any embarrassing moments during tonight's presidential debate. since the debates began regularly back in 1976 there have been many memorable moments both good and bad. bill plante report
coming up on "this morning" a live chat with jennifer livingston. looking forward to hearing from her. >> suzy the poodle mix had to be rescued from the grill of a car. she got stuck there after being hit by a car that was going 50 miles per hour. the vehicle drove on for another 11 miles before anyone noticed. amazingly suzy only suffered a minor concussion. not bad after just being hit by a car. she was reunited with her owners on tuesday. coming up, an update on a historic...
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. >> jennifer livingston has been delivering the news in wisconsin for 15 years. on tuesday she became the story. during wkbt's morning broadcast she responded to a viewers e-mail criticizing her weight and calling her a bad role model for young girls. it reads in part i was surprised indeed to witness that your physical condition hasn't improved for many year. i leave you this note hoping you'll reconsider your responsibility as a local public personality to present and promote a healthy lifestyle. livingston received the e-mail on friday. it went viral when her husband also an anchor at the station posted it to his facebook page. on tuesday's broadcast she thanked her supporters and then took on her detractors. >> attacks like this are not okay. the truth is, i am overweight. you can call me fat. and, yes, even obese on a doctor's chart. but to the person who wrote me that letter do you think i don't know that? >> livingston then used the situation to draw attention to bullying. >> if you are at home and you were talking about the fat news lady, guess what? your
. >> jennifer livingston has been delivering the news in wisconsin for 15 years. on tuesday she became the story. during wkbt's morning broadcast she responded to a viewers e-mail criticizing her weight and calling her a bad role model for young girls. it reads in part i was surprised indeed to witness that your physical condition hasn't improved for many year. i leave you this note hoping you'll reconsider your responsibility as a local public personality to present and promote a healthy...
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her name is jennifer livingston, a morning anchor in wisconsin. she got an e-mail that called her obese and chas fiezed her for not being a suitable example for this community's young people. sure surely you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people, girls in particular. obesity is one of the worst choices a person can make and one of the most dangerous habits to maintain. she tried to brush off the e-mail but her husband, a news anchor, posted the e-mail on his facebook page. >> to the person who wrote me that letter, do you think i don't know that, that your cruel words are pointing out something that i don't see? you don't know me. you are not a friend of mine. you are not a part of my family and you have admitted that you don't watch this show. so you know nothing about me, but what you see on the outside. and i am much more than a number on a scale. >> jennifer is in wisconsin and joins us by skype. thank you for joining us. when your husband decided to post this on facebook, did you support that? it was a c
her name is jennifer livingston, a morning anchor in wisconsin. she got an e-mail that called her obese and chas fiezed her for not being a suitable example for this community's young people. sure surely you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people, girls in particular. obesity is one of the worst choices a person can make and one of the most dangerous habits to maintain. she tried to brush off the e-mail but her husband, a news anchor, posted the e-mail on...
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here's our question offthe anchor jennifer livingston was unfairlyycriiiccied foo being o? nice to say that to hee or anyyne else." but pippie writes..."everr action doesn't need a reaction." to join the discussion go to facebook-dot-.com-slash- fox baltimoree 3 parents....angered... over a law that may ban sppnking... next on fox45 news at ten & anncr: more anti-maryland ads. from this west virginia casino. they want marylanders to keep coming to west virginia... casinos like theirs. spending one hundred seventy million a year. question seven will keep those dollars at home. with a limited expansion of gaming that will mean... hundreds of millions for schools in the baltimore area... and across the state... according to the department of legislative services. and with independent audits required by law... question seven means millions for maryland schools. guaranteed. a new child abuse law in delaware has some parents ob. oojecting. one phrase in the injury to a child as any impairmeet of physical condition or pain....the delaware family policy council calll it a ban on pa
here's our question offthe anchor jennifer livingston was unfairlyycriiiccied foo being o? nice to say that to hee or anyyne else." but pippie writes..."everr action doesn't need a reaction." to join the discussion go to facebook-dot-.com-slash- fox baltimoree 3 parents....angered... over a law that may ban sppnking... next on fox45 news at ten & anncr: more anti-maryland ads. from this west virginia casino. they want marylanders to keep coming to west virginia... casinos...
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. >> i think i might be in love with jennifer livingston. good for her. i'm going to start doing that with my -- today i want to respond to -- look at her. that was so good. >> when i respond to folks, soledad's like, did you hit them back on twitter? you have to -- >> don't do it on twitter. do it on tv. >> did she call them? you should say, i have an e-mail for so and so and then put it online. >> good for you, jennifer. i support you. that's a great lesson. i'm going to leave a section at the end of the show for that. >> are you talking about soledad's shoes? get at them, soledad. >>> take a look at this picture. a terrible plane crash. it's not an accident. it was actually planned in the name of science, trying to prove if you could survive a catastrophe just like this. people behind the fiery experiment will join us to talk about what they learned. >>> an emotional ann romney talks about a ritual her husband will prepare before the presidential debate. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: to
. >> i think i might be in love with jennifer livingston. good for her. i'm going to start doing that with my -- today i want to respond to -- look at her. that was so good. >> when i respond to folks, soledad's like, did you hit them back on twitter? you have to -- >> don't do it on twitter. do it on tv. >> did she call them? you should say, i have an e-mail for so and so and then put it online. >> good for you, jennifer. i support you. that's a great lesson. i'm...
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it all started with a message from a viewer, who took aim at jennifer livingston's weight. writing "i was surprised indeed to witness that your physical condition has not improved for many years. surely you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people. girls in particular." on her own newscast, livingston, the mother of three young girls decided it was time to respond. >> so you know nothing about me other than what you see on the outside. and i am much more than a number on a scale. >> for more than four minutes she faced the camera and the criticism. it has touched off a chorus of kindness. one person saying "that viewer could not have been more wrong. the message you are sending young women is that beauty and brains come in many forms." but livingston says the story isn't just about her. reminding viewers, that october is national anti-bullying month. >> to all of the children out there who feel lost, who are struggling with your weight, with the color of your skin, your sexual preference, your disability, even the acne on your face, liste
it all started with a message from a viewer, who took aim at jennifer livingston's weight. writing "i was surprised indeed to witness that your physical condition has not improved for many years. surely you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people. girls in particular." on her own newscast, livingston, the mother of three young girls decided it was time to respond. >> so you know nothing about me other than what you see on the outside. and i...
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jennifer livingston's comments are going viral. getting a huge response online. >> we'll ask her why she spoke out like this, something she's never done in her 15 year career. you're watching cbs "this morning." we'll have more. >>> krystal conwell : we see a lot of problems with the... number of students that we have. resources. materials. things that the children need... on a day-to-day basis. anncr: question seven will help. the department of legislative services says question seven... will mean hundreds of millions of dollars... for schools...from gaming revenues that would have... gone to other states. and independent audits will guarantee the money... goes where it's supposed to. krystal conwell: i think people should vote for question... seven because i think it will be a great benefit to children. ♪ >>> good morning, everybody. it is 8:00 a.m. morning mornin welcome to cbs "this morning." a news anchor goes on air and tells a viewer you have no right to critique my weight. >> and we follow a shark that was tagged. >> and
jennifer livingston's comments are going viral. getting a huge response online. >> we'll ask her why she spoke out like this, something she's never done in her 15 year career. you're watching cbs "this morning." we'll have more. >>> krystal conwell : we see a lot of problems with the... number of students that we have. resources. materials. things that the children need... on a day-to-day basis. anncr: question seven will help. the department of legislative services...
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i'm jennifer livingston. >> reporter: jennifer livingston, the morning anchor at wkat in lacrosse, wisconsin, has spent her career reporting the news. but this week, she became it. >> i want to take a moment to address a situation that's been a talking point in this community over the past weekend, especially on facebook, that centers around me. >> reporter: after receiving a viewer i mail from a local man who criticized her weight -- >> it reads as follows. surely you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people, girls in particular. obesity is one of the worst choices a person can make. and one of the most dangerous habits to maintain. i leave you this note hoping that you'll reconsider your sponlt as a local public personality to present and promote a healthy lifestyle. >> good job. >> reporter: livingston tried to laugh off the hurtful comments. but her husband, also an anchor at the station, could not. he posted the e-mail on facebook. and an overwhelming amount of support poured in. >> hundreds and hundreds of people have taken the time out of their day
i'm jennifer livingston. >> reporter: jennifer livingston, the morning anchor at wkat in lacrosse, wisconsin, has spent her career reporting the news. but this week, she became it. >> i want to take a moment to address a situation that's been a talking point in this community over the past weekend, especially on facebook, that centers around me. >> reporter: after receiving a viewer i mail from a local man who criticized her weight -- >> it reads as follows. surely you...
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. >> her name is jennifer livingston. and she took to the airwaves with an editorial response that has a lot of people talking today. >> you don't know me. and i am much more than a number on a scale. do not let your self-worth be defined by bullies. learn from my experience that the cruel words of one are nothing compared to the shouts of many. >> livingston also points out that october is national anti- bullying month. >> and we have been asking you this morning what do you think about the anchor's response to that viewer's critical email. let's go to twitter. and on facebook - susan wro: excellent message! hat's ofo jennifer! you can share your thoughts on facebook twitter or e-mail us at mors at cbs 5 dot com. >> you can share your thoughts, too, at facebook or twitter or email us at mornings@cbs5.com. we were talking about the story this morning. >> of course we get lots of comments on you guys. very well aware of that. the things we say or mistakenly say and boy we're held accountable that's for sure. >>> around the
. >> her name is jennifer livingston. and she took to the airwaves with an editorial response that has a lot of people talking today. >> you don't know me. and i am much more than a number on a scale. do not let your self-worth be defined by bullies. learn from my experience that the cruel words of one are nothing compared to the shouts of many. >> livingston also points out that october is national anti- bullying month. >> and we have been asking you this morning what...
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local tv anchor jennifer livingston is fighting back after a viewer criticized her weight. now, the man behind that hurtful e-mail is speaking out. and he is not backing down. jennifer has received support from our own abc station, wxow in lacrosse, wisconsin. and abc's linsey davis has more on the story. >> reporter: it was the e-mail that sparked national outrage. >> it reads as follows. surely, you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people, girls in particular. >> reporter: and this morning, the man behind it finally has a face, with two bulging biceps to match. his name is kenneth krause. the viewer who took wktb morning anchor jennifer livingston to task for her weight. >> you know nothing about me but what you see on the outside. and i am much more than a number on a scale. >> reporter: on "good morning america" wednesday, livingston said a thyroid problem makes losing weight difficult, even though she regularly works out. >> he's trying to shame me into losing weight. that's not being helpful. that's being a bully. >> reporter: but
local tv anchor jennifer livingston is fighting back after a viewer criticized her weight. now, the man behind that hurtful e-mail is speaking out. and he is not backing down. jennifer has received support from our own abc station, wxow in lacrosse, wisconsin. and abc's linsey davis has more on the story. >> reporter: it was the e-mail that sparked national outrage. >> it reads as follows. surely, you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people,...
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jennifer livingston in lacrosse, wisconsin, had more than a few choice words for a fan who criticized her weight. that fan wrote, quote, obesity is one of the worst choices a person can make. then he advised livingston to reconsider your responsibility to present and promote a healthy lifestyle. livingston responded speaking directly to that man who sent her that e-mail. his name is kenneth crouse. >> do you think i don't know that, that your cruel words are pointing out something that i don't see? you don't know me. you are not a friend of mine. you are not part of my family and you have admitted that you don't watch this show. so you know nothing about me but what you see on the outside. and i am much more than a number on a scale. >> livingston says the e-mail was hurtful but is more concerned about children who are bullied by such comments. >> but what really angers me about this is there are children who don't know better, who get e-mails as critical as the one i receive received or, in many cases, even worse each and every day. the internet has become a weapon. our schools have
jennifer livingston in lacrosse, wisconsin, had more than a few choice words for a fan who criticized her weight. that fan wrote, quote, obesity is one of the worst choices a person can make. then he advised livingston to reconsider your responsibility to present and promote a healthy lifestyle. livingston responded speaking directly to that man who sent her that e-mail. his name is kenneth crouse. >> do you think i don't know that, that your cruel words are pointing out something that i...
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jennifer livingston is used to getting the occasional not so nice comments from viewers but a message she got last week made her so mad she responded on camera. lacrosse, wisconsin anchor jennifer livingston is used to reporting the news, not becoming it, but last week she became the center of attention after a viewer sent her a harshly critical e-mail about her weight. surely you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people, girls in particular. obesity is one of the worst choices a person can make and one of the most dangerous habits to maintain. i leave you this note hoping you'll reconsider your responsibility as a local public personality to present and promote a healthy lifestyle. outraged, livingston's husband posted the e-mail to facebook where it received hundreds of responses, overwhelmingly supporting livingston. tuesday livingston took to the air waves with a deeply personal commentary. >> the truth is i am overweight. you could call me fat, and, yes, even obese on a doctor's chart, but to the person who wrote me that letter, do you think i
jennifer livingston is used to getting the occasional not so nice comments from viewers but a message she got last week made her so mad she responded on camera. lacrosse, wisconsin anchor jennifer livingston is used to reporting the news, not becoming it, but last week she became the center of attention after a viewer sent her a harshly critical e-mail about her weight. surely you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people, girls in particular. obesity is one...
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well, that struck a nerve considering that jennifer livingston has three young daughters. so she responded on the air. watch. >> the truth is, i am overweight. you could call me fat. and, yes, even obese on a doctor's chart. but to the person who wrote me that letter, do you think i don't know that? that your cruel words are pointing out something that i don't see? you have admitted that you don't watch this show, so you know nothing about me but what you see on the outside. and i am much more than a number on a scale. >> reporter: he knows nothing about her, but he decided to double down. he wrote in a follow-up e-mail, again quoting here: i hope she will finally take advantage of a rare and golden opportunity to influence the health and psychological well being of coulee region children by transforming herself for all of her viewers to see over the next year. well, jennifer then responded with a message for kids who might be getting bullied about their weight or their acne or whatever. here she is again. >> listen to me right now. do not let your self worth be defined by
well, that struck a nerve considering that jennifer livingston has three young daughters. so she responded on the air. watch. >> the truth is, i am overweight. you could call me fat. and, yes, even obese on a doctor's chart. but to the person who wrote me that letter, do you think i don't know that? that your cruel words are pointing out something that i don't see? you have admitted that you don't watch this show, so you know nothing about me but what you see on the outside. and i am much...
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i say go you, jennifer livingston. i know who your brother is, ron livingston. what does he say to you? he was on sex and the city. >> i got an e-mail that said something like, whoa, saw you all over the place and way to go, sis. >> we say that, too. thank you, jennifer. >>> it is now 8:09. time now to check your local weather. >>> vice president joe biden has a few more republican fans this morning. we'll show you the latest slipup some say as we look ahead to tonight's presidential debate on "cbs this morning." ,,,,,,,,,, >>> on the dayf >>> on the day of the first presidential debate, vice president joe biden's critics are saying there you go again. biden said that the middle class of america has been in his words buried the last four years. republicans say that's an indictment of the obama administration. bill plante is on sight in denver. >> mitt romney got new ammunition and from none other than the vice president of the united states, joe biden. this is not the first time that biden's sort of foot-in-the-mouth propensity has given ammunition to the other
i say go you, jennifer livingston. i know who your brother is, ron livingston. what does he say to you? he was on sex and the city. >> i got an e-mail that said something like, whoa, saw you all over the place and way to go, sis. >> we say that, too. thank you, jennifer. >>> it is now 8:09. time now to check your local weather. >>> vice president joe biden has a few more republican fans this morning. we'll show you the latest slipup some say as we look ahead to...
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. >> that's jennifer livingston. she works for a television station in wisconsin. she turned that letter into a bullying cry. >> here's one viewer's response -- >>> 7:20. a christian legal group defense group is now challenging came's new law that bans therapy that tries to turn gay or lesbian teenagers straight. the conservative pacific justice institute has asked a federal judge in sacramento to rule that the law is unconstitutional. the governor signed the law on saturday. >>> california's central coast is being invaded by bugs. >> it can be really hard to find -- they can be really hard to find because they are really small. >> scientists say the bugs are taking a big bite out of broccoli, cabbage kale and -- cabbage and kale. they say the bugs look like lady bugs but can easily destroy -- destroy a crop. >>> tmz posted this video on its website between nikki minage. she's heard cursing autocarie. auditions were -- cursing mariah carey. >>> and color wie kardashian and mario lopez will be the new "x" factor -- and khloe kardashian and mario lopez will be the ne
. >> that's jennifer livingston. she works for a television station in wisconsin. she turned that letter into a bullying cry. >> here's one viewer's response -- >>> 7:20. a christian legal group defense group is now challenging came's new law that bans therapy that tries to turn gay or lesbian teenagers straight. the conservative pacific justice institute has asked a federal judge in sacramento to rule that the law is unconstitutional. the governor signed the law on...
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. >>> mara schiavocampo, thank you. >>> jennifer livingston is with us. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. thanks for having me. >> i know you're used to be on television. did you ever think you'd be national news? 24 hours ago you make this statement and now it's everywhere. >> no. this is beyond what i could have imagined when i went on air yesterday. i was hoping to impact the people in our own market. i was hoping to send a message to them. what has happened has been really overwhelming, but inspiring at the same time. >> you've been a reporter and an anchor for a long time in this liep of work. we all know that means you get nasty messages from time to time. what was it about this one that in your mind crossed the line? >> you know, i mean, yes, they called me obese, the person called me obese. i can deal with that. i can deal with being called fat or obese. it was calling me a bad role model that rubbed me the wrong way. not only a bad role model for the community but for young girls in particular? i'm the mother of three girls. i felt
. >>> mara schiavocampo, thank you. >>> jennifer livingston is with us. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. thanks for having me. >> i know you're used to be on television. did you ever think you'd be national news? 24 hours ago you make this statement and now it's everywhere. >> no. this is beyond what i could have imagined when i went on air yesterday. i was hoping to impact the people in our own market. i was hoping to send a message to them....
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in a four-minute segment on the air, jennifer livingston called the man a bully and support the message to viewers both young and old. >> the internet has become a weapon. our schools have become a battleground and this behavior isearned. it's passed down from people like the man who wrote me that e-mail. if you're at home and you are talking about the fat news lady, guess what, you children are probably go -- your children are probably going on to go to school and call someone fat. we need to teach our kids how to be kind, not critical, and we need to do that by example. to all of the children out there who feel lost, who are struggling with your weight, with the color of your skin, your sexual preference, your disability, even the acne on your face, listen to me right now: do not let your self-worth be defined by bills. learn from my experience that the cruel words of one are nothing compared to the shouts of many. >> youca watch the entire clip including the e-mail the man support her on www.myfoxdc.com. we asked our facebook fans what they think of the video. brancy said i think she
in a four-minute segment on the air, jennifer livingston called the man a bully and support the message to viewers both young and old. >> the internet has become a weapon. our schools have become a battleground and this behavior isearned. it's passed down from people like the man who wrote me that e-mail. if you're at home and you are talking about the fat news lady, guess what, you children are probably go -- your children are probably going on to go to school and call someone fat. we...
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. >>> support flooded in from around the country after wisconsin news anchor jennifer livingston spoke out on-air about a letter she received that criticized her weight. the man who wrote the letter isn't backing down. >>> personal injury lawyer kenneth krause is standing by his letter to livingston releasing a statement saying he'd be happy to help her transform herself over the next year for all of her viewers to see. livingston invited krause to appear on her show. he, however, declined. it is 7:18. back over to savannah, david, and al. >> good morning. >> good morning to everybody. and we've got a snowy morning for our friends in the northern northern plains. out of montana and the dakotas, heading into minnesota. we have a fairly good norm going on. we have winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories. snowfall amounts anywhere from six to eight inches of snow in northern minnesota. the temperatures are taking a drop in much of the plains. we'll have the details on that in a half hour. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the wo
. >>> support flooded in from around the country after wisconsin news anchor jennifer livingston spoke out on-air about a letter she received that criticized her weight. the man who wrote the letter isn't backing down. >>> personal injury lawyer kenneth krause is standing by his letter to livingston releasing a statement saying he'd be happy to help her transform herself over the next year for all of her viewers to see. livingston invited krause to appear on her show. he,...